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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2017, 11:40 AM CDT for Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2017, 11:40 AM CDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2017, 12:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 64 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.5
The text
As transmitted.
500
WFUS54 KLCH 261640
TORLCH
TXC361-261715-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0046.170826T1640Z-170826T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1140 AM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Orange County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1215 PM CDT
* At 1140 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Orangefield, or near Bridge City, moving
north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Vidor around 1200 PM CDT.
Mauriceville and Pine Forest around 1215 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3002 9377 3002 9392 3024 9409 3024 9379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 164DEG 13KT 3008 9388
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
241 follow-up statement
923
WWUS54 KLCH 261655
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1155 AM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
TXC361-261715-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170826T1715Z/
Orange TX-
1155 AM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY...
At 1155 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Orangefield, or near Mauriceville, moving north at
15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mauriceville and Pine Forest around 1215 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3009 9380 3007 9394 3024 9409 3024 9379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 164DEG 13KT 3013 9390
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Tyler | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Tyler | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Newton | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.